The 1952–53
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal (), also known as the German Cup in English language, English, is a German knockout Association football, football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competiti ...
was the 10th season of the annual German
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
cup competition. The DFB-Pokal was formerly known as ''Tschammer und Osten Pokal'', or ''Tschammerpokal''. It was the first time the cup was held after
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. The competition began on 17 August 1952 and ended on 11 May 1953. In the final
Rot-Weiss Essen
Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club plays in the 3. Liga, at the Stadion an der Hafenstraße.
The team won the DFB-Pokal in 1953, and the German championship in 1955. The latt ...
defeated
Alemannia Aachen
Aachener Turn- und Sportverein Alemannia 1900 e. V., short Alemannia Aachen (), is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long-term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three- ...
2–1.
The replay match between Hamborn and St. Pauli was the first football match in Germany covered live by television.
[Uwe Bahnsen, Kerstin von Stürmer: "Trümmer - Träume - Tor zur Welt: Die Geschichte Hamburgs von 1945 bis heute", Sutton Verlag GmbH, 2012, Hamburg (Germany)]
Matches
First round
Replay
Round of 16
Replays
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
References
External links
Official site of the DFB
Kicker.de
1952–53 results at Fussballdaten.de
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1952-53
1952–53 in German football cups